"And indeed Okonkwo was possessed by the fear of his father’s contemptible life and shameful death." (Chapter 3)
Okonkwo did not have the start in life that the other children in the village had. He did not inherit a barn, title, or wife, because his father, Unoka, had nothing. Unoka was very poor and did not know how to take care of his family. Village people laughed at him because he was a loafer and he never paid his debts back. Unoka's failures had a tremendous impact on Okonkwo. Okonkwo became afraid that he would end up lazy and pathetic like his father, so he began to obsess over success. This fear of failure controlled Okonkwo's every action and thought; even towards his children. Okonkwo wanted his first son, Nwoye, to be as fierce and strong as himself.
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